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BULLETIN 6 September 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The DA submits a PAIA application to obtain a record of De Lille’s decision to dissolve the SA Tourism Board
# The Western Cape and taxi associations agree on an urgent need to ensure peace and stability on the Somerset West routes 
# And Rugby: The Springboks go down to the All Blacks in a massive battle at Eden Park

# The DA says it has formally submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to the Department of Tourism. The party says this to obtain the full record of Tourism minister Patricia de Lille’s decision to dissolve the SA Tourism Board. The DA’s Haseena Ismail says the DA has since received official acknowledgement from the department confirming receipt of its application:

# Western Cape Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku, and CATA and CODETA taxi associations operating on the Somerset West routes agreed on the urgent need to ensure peace and stability. He says this followed another fatal shooting in Lwandle on Thursday linked to disputes between the two taxi associations. Sileku says violence and lawlessness have no place in the Western Cape communities or the transport system:

The University of the Western Cape says it is playing a pivotal role in the continent’s response to a newly confirmed Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UWC’s spokesperson, Gasant Abarder says the outbreak confirmed in Kasai province has already claimed 15 lives, with 28 suspected cases reported across Bulape and Mweka health zones. He says this marks the DRC’s 16th Ebola outbreak and the first in Kasai since 2008:

# Rugby: The All Blacks held on to a hard-fought 24-17 victory over the Springboks at Eden Park, Auckland, in their first 2025 Rugby Championship encounter, extending their remarkable unbeaten streak to 51 matches at the venue. New Zealand dominated the first half with tries by Emoni Narawa and Will Jordan, leading the team to 14-3 at half-time. Despite a spirited late comeback by the Springboks, who scored two tries of their own, the All Blacks’ early lead proved insurmountable. The Boks have now won one, but lost two of their three clashes so far, leaving them at the bottom of the log.

And in more Rugby news, Springbok Women assistant coach, Laurian Johannes-Haupt, says the team is fine-tuning preparations to face France tomorrow in Northampton, in a Women’s Rugby World Cup Pool D decider. France, ranked fourth globally, will provide a tough test ahead of a likely clash against either New Zealand or Ireland in the next round. She emphasised that with a quarter-final spot already secured, the Boks Women aim to compete for victory, not just participate:

# And finally: As South Africa marks Heritage Month, the University of the Western Cape says the legacy of the late Amy Biehl continues to inspire hope, forgiveness and youth empowerment. Biehl, a Fulbright scholar from the US, was killed in Gugulethu in 1993 during political unrest. The university’s Robert Balfour says Biehl’s parents chose forgiveness and established the Amy Foundation, which today supports more than one-thousand-400 children and youth weekly through after-school and skills programmes:

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